Alice Josephine (Omvig) Asche (1907-1985)

ABBAS, ARNE, ASCHE, FOSEN, HENNINGSON, LESSMEIER, MICHAELSON, OMVIG, PETERSON, REED, ROSKAMP

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The Eagle Grove Eagle
Eagle Grove, Iowa
Wednesday, March 20, 1985
Page 6, Column 4

ALICE JOSEPHINE ASCHE

Alice Josephine Asche, the daughter of Abel and Mary Fosen Omvig, was born on December 26, 1907 at Kanawha, Iowa. She attended the rural schools in the Kanawha area. On December 22, 1925, she was united in marriage with Angle Asche in the Christian Reformed Church at Kanawha. The family has lived in Eagle Grove for many years and she raised her children and was employed at the Wilson Packing Company from 1938 until 1970.

She died Thursday afternoon, March 14, 1985, at the Trinity Regional Hospital in Fort Dodge at the age of 77 years, 2 months and 18 days.

She is survived by her children, Mary, Mrs. Ray Henningson of Clear Lake; Edward A. Asche of Eagle Grove; Joseph F. Asche of Eagle Grove; Donald E. Asche of Eagle Grove; Kenneth A. Asche of Clarion; Mildred, Mrs. Warren Reed of Eagle Grove; Alice, Mrs. Harold Lessmeier of Fort Dodge; Richard A. Asche of Clarion; Ronald L. Asche of Narco, Calif.; Lawrence D. Asche of Eagle Grove; Robert L. Asche of Eagle Grove; Linda K. Asche of Eagle Grove; John D. Asche of Eagle Grove; and Terry G. Arne of Eagle Grove. Also surviving are 66 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren; four sisters, Mrs. Synneva Abbas of Kanawha; Ovedia, Mrs. Ernie Michaelson of Kanawha; Ceila, Mrs. Carl Roskamp of Belmond; Mabel, Mrs. Linsworth Peterson of Britt; 3 brothers, Joseph, John and Arthur Omvig, all of Kanawha and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Orin Omvig.

Funeral Services for Alice J. Asche, age 77 of Eagle Grove were held on Monday, March 18, 1985 at 1:30 p.m. at the Evangelical Lutheran Church in, Eagle Grove. Rev. Paul Schaedig officiated. Burial was in Rose Hill Cemetery at Eagle Grove. Visitation was held at the Kastler-Babcock Funeral Home on Sunday.

December 26, 1907 – March 14, 1985